Quote of the Month:
"What I did not know is that Animation Mentor would change my world forever."
Barbra Leigh
Animation Mentor Student
We are excited to announce a new addition to our Career Services department, Lori Arnold! Lori is coming to us from Industrial Light & Magic, where she worked in Production for over 10 years and more recently was the Animation Department Manager, responsible for hiring and involved in recruiting efforts for that department, as well as the Creature Department.
Thinking about ergonomics as you approach your workstation is important in the same way that putting on shin guards before the soccer match (as opposed to after) is important.
Animation Mentor:
What's one of the most important and/or interesting lessons you've learned while at Animation Mentor?
Derek Gladen:
As I progress up in terms and the projects become more difficult, time management has been an important lesson to learn for me. It is one that I still work at. I’ve learned to spend a significant time planning each animation. Setting progress goals for each week has also helped me from becoming completely overwhelmed.
Animation Mentor:
How has the Animation Mentor experience been for you so far?
Pepe Valencia:
Unbelievable, so powerful, I really enjoy it. In my first Live Q&A, we were connected with people from all around the globe: Spain, Italy, Slovenia, Serbia, Korea, Australia and the States, all at once! I was shocked!
If you're animating characters, there's a decent chance that at some point, someone is going to ask your character to interact something. He'll need to hold a broom, or she'll need to hold a sword, or whatever it is.
The natural inclination of the beginning animator is to constrain that prop to your character's hand, and then as you animate your character's hand, the prop will go along with it.
"Now You've Done It" is basically a 'best of' collection of creature drawings and related captions from the last few years. There are a few chapters which divide the book into varying styles and mediums. Towards the back of the book are a few pages detailing some of my original and custom toy design, including some behind the scenes information on the process.
Did you know that Hayden Panettiere, the cheerleader on NBC's 'Heroes', was the voice of Dot in Pixar's animated film 'A Bug's Life' in 1998 as well as Suri in Disney's 'Dinosaur' in 2000?
